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The Caribbean’s Big New Canal Project
Above: Lake NIcaragua By George Nicholson and Rachael Robinson Op-Ed Contributors On Dec. 22, 2014, the Government of Nicaragua and the international infrastructure development firm, Hong Kong Nicaragua Canal Development Investment Co. Ltd. (HKND), publicly announced the commencement of the […]
Martinique Eyes Continued Cruise Growth
Above: Fort de France (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The French Caribbean island of Martinique is looking to continue its strong cruise tourism growth in recent years. Martinique will receive a record 22 ships making their first-ever calls […]
Jamaica Reports Positive GDP Growth
Above: Kingston (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff After the country’s economy saw a 0.3 percent contraction in the last quarter of 2014, Jamaica is now reporting positive growth for the first quarter of 2014. The Planning Institute […]
Puerto Rico Sets a Single-Day Record for Cruise Passenger Arrivals
Above: San Juan (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico set a new single-day record for cruise visitors on Wednesday, according to the Puerto Rico Tourism Company. A total of six ships and 17,847 passengers arrived to the […]
Grenada Cruise Passenger Arrivals Grew By 29 Percent in 2014
Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada saw a 29 percent increase in cruise passenger arrivals in 2014, according to new data from the Grenada Tourism Authority. The island received a total of 162 cruise calls and […]
Nevis Eyes More High-End Cruise Ships
Above: Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Nevis is projecting a 38 percent increase in cruise ship calls, according to Tourism Minister Mark Brantley. The Minister said the island received 34 cruise ship calls, with 47 cruise ship […]
Turks and Caicos Tourist Arrivals Up 25 Percent in First Half
Above: Turks and Caicos By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos Islands received a total of 199,347 stopover arrivals in the first half of 2014, a 25 percent increase compared to the same period in 2013, according to […]
How Caribbean Hotels Fared in 2013
By Alexander Britell MIAMI — After a strong year in 2012, the Caribbean hotel industry saw growth slow slightly in 2013, according to new data from STR. After significant improvement in Caribbean hotel occupancy in 2012, the region’s hotel sector […]
Guyana Reports 12 Percent Increase in Tourist Arrivals
Above: Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana saw an increase in tourist arrivals of 11.7 percent in 2013, according to data released this week by the government. The country received 176,642 visitors in 2012, according to data from the […]
Jamaica Eyeing Record Cruise Numbers in 2014
Above: Falmouth By the Caribbean Journal staff As its nears what would be a record 2 million stopover visitors in 2013, Jamaica has high hopes for its cruise sector, too. Jamaican Tourism Minister Dr Wykeham McNeill says the Ministry is […]
CaribbeanTales Names Winners of Toronto Film Showcase
Above: Karen Chapman, who won for her pitch of “Cocoon” By the Caribbean Journal staff The CaribbeanTales Toronto Film Showcase has named the award winners of this past weekend’s competition. This year was the eighth edition of the showcase, which […]
Central Bank: Trinidad Economy Grew Just 0.2 Percent in 2012
Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago saw GDP growth of just 0.2 percent in 2012, lower than its expected rate of 1 percent, according to Central Bank Governor Jwala Rambarran. The shortfall […]
Op-Ed: Dance and Jamaican Politics
By Lorenzo Smith Op-Ed Contributor Dance as an expression and practice of relations of power and protest, resistance and complexity, has been the subject of a number of historical and ethnographic analyses in recent years. These analyses complicate issues of […]
Strong Winter Season Predicted for Jamaican Tourism Industry: Bartlett
Above: the GeeJam hotel in Port Antonio By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is projecting a 5 percent increase in tourist arrivals for the 2011/2012 winter tourist season compared to last year, according to Tourism Minister Ed Bartlett. Bartlett was […]
Cristina Savescu, World Bank Economist, on Caribbean Growth
By Alexander Britell Earlier this week, the World Bank released a report on growth prospects for Latin America and the Caribbean. That macro region had three distinct areas – Latin America itself, which is in the midst of an economic […]
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